Birds in Flight Hand Pieced Antique Quilt Top

Item #2-2320    SOLD!!



Such a great top!  This 1880's Birds in Flight quilt top is HAND PIECED using 7-3/4" blocks made using many cotton scrap bag fabrics including alizarin red prints, Indigo prints, and gingham prints for the bird pieces on a white background, and several black & white prints for the alternating blocks and borders.  The top measures 81" x 62" and we find no rips, tears, or odors, but a couple small storage spots.  This top could be hemmed and laundered for a gorgeous bed or table topper, or finished for a fabulous quilt!




Multicolored Pastel Boston Commons Antique Quilt

Item #2-2316    $299

From the 1930's comes this colorful HAND PIECED Boston Commons quilt.  The maker used 2-1/2" squares of scrap bag printed fabrics, with solid blue, pink and orange cottons to separate the rows of prints.  Measuring 80" x 76", it has a thin to medium cotton batting and a beige back, which was brought around to the front and hand stitched to form the binding.  HAND QUILTED with square quilting over the entire quilt @ 7 stitches per inch.  PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we found no rips, tears, stains or odors, just a CLEAN, VERY GRAPHIC QUILT!!




2 Generation Rose of Sharon Antique Quilt

Item #2-2315    $299

This 2 generation 4 panel Rose of Sharon quilt started as an 1890 HAND APPLIQUED top, and was finished sometime in the last half of the 20th century by another generation who added the borders, back and quilting.  The Roses, appliqued at 18 to 20 stitches per inch, have cotton Chrome yellow centers, Turkey Red and pink petals, and medium green leaves and stems on a white background.  Measuring 86" x 78", it has a thin batting, a pink cotton blend hand and machine applied binding, and a white back.  HAND QUILTED with outline quilting around the flowers, leaves and stems, large diamonds on the background between the appliques, and tulip quilting on the borders @ 6 stitches per inch.  PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we find no rips, tears, or odors, just a tiny spot.  A CLEAN, GRAPHIC QUILT!!

UNUSUAL PASTEL ANTIQUE EVERLASTING TREE QUILT

Item #2-2280    $299

We've heard this pattern called an Everlasting Tree, but it could also be called a Saw Tooth Bars quilt.  It dates to the 1920's and is machine pieced using a rosy pink cotton Chambray (which has faded to a light peach in some areas) and a bright white cotton.  Measuring 87" x 74", it has a thin cotton batting, a hand applied binding, and a bright white cotton back.  HAND QUILTED with running feather quilting down the center of each bar surrounded by diamond quilting, and diamond quilting on the border @ 11 very neat and very tiny stitches per inch counting one side only.  PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we found light sun fading overall, with most fading on the ends (as shown), and a couple very small and very light spots, but no rips, tears or odors.



2 Generation Antique Coxcomb Appliqué Quilt

Item #2-2277    SOLD!!



This antique Coxcomb Appliqué quilt started as a c 1880's top which was "Quilted by Elizabeth" later (probably 1960's).  It is HAND APPLIQUED using Turkey Red and pale yellow cotton for the appliqué pieces and bright white cotton for the background.  Measuring 74" x 74", it has a thin batting, a hand applied light lemon yellow binding, and a bright white cotton blend back.  HAND QUILTED with outline quilting around each appliqué piece, florals on the red centers and coxcomb bases, an oval feather wreath on just one of the 4 coxcombs (see photo), elaborate finial-type quilting between the blocks, and diamond chain quilting on the border @ 9 neat and tiny stitches per inch.  PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we find no rips, tears, stains or odors.  A BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN, EASY CARE QUILT!!



Multicolored Antique Pinwheels Quilt

Item #2-2254    $299

This 1920's, this Pinwheel quilt is machine pieced using cotton scrap bag fabrics for the 10" blocks, and bright white cotton for the background.  Measuring 72" x 68", it has a thin cotton batting, a hand applied binding, and a bright white back.  HAND QUILTED with angle quilting over the face, and angle quilting interspersed with florals and feathers on the borders @ 7 stitches per inch.  PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we find no rips, tears, stains or odors. 



Multicolored Antique Hourglass Quilt

Item #2-2178    $299

HAND PIECED, this 1910-1920 Hourglass quilt was made using many colorful scrap bag cottons for the hourglasses, including many 1880's fabrics, with a pink, blue & yellow floral print on white for the background.  The quilt measures 78" x 76", has a thin cotton batting, a hand applied Turkey red binding, and a creamy white back.  HAND QUILTED with angle quilting on the pieced blocks and diamond quilting on the background blocks @ 11 very neat and very tiny stitches per inch counting one side only.  PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we find no rips, tears, stains or odors, just a CLEAN, CRISP, GRAPHIC QUILT!!




Rare Stearns & Foster "Country Gardens" Antique Quilt

Item #2-2154    $299

This hard to find Stearns & Foster "Country Gardens" pattern, issued to satisfy the growing demand for Art Deco enthusiasts, dates to the 1930's and is shown in T. K. Woodards Twentieth Century Quilts book.  This quilt is made using mint green, pale lavender and lilac, with a bright white cotton for the background.  Measuring 83" x 67", it has a thin cotton batting and a bright white back, which was brought around to the front and hand stitched to form the binding.  HAND QUILTED with stitch-in-the-ditch, straightline, and angle quilting over the entire quilt @ 5 stitches per inch.  PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we found no rips, tears or odors, just a couple light spots.  VERY UNUSUAL!!





Fabulous 1870's Rolling Stones Antique Quilt Top

Item #2-2130    SOLD!!



It's hard to find early quilt tops in pristine condition, but this c 1870's Rolling Stones top certainly fits the bill!  The maker HAND PIECED most of the quilt, but used the latest "modern" appliance, the treadle sewing machine, to attach the last row of the border!  The quilt blocks are made of interesting 1860's-1870's cotton fabrics including cool, chocolate, and coppertoned brown prints, butterscotch prints, and shirting prints for the blocks, and a beautiful print with grey running leaves on creamy white for the alternating blocks - there's no solid fabrics, just prints.  The top measures 79" x 79".  In crisp condition with the glaze still visible, we find just a couple light storage spots.  This would make an absolutely fabulous quilt, or just hem it and use as a table topper.




Antique Snails Trail Quilt

Item #2-2095    $299

This Snails Trail top, HAND PIECED using many cotton scrap bag fabrics including Feed Sack prints, dates to the 1920's, but a second generation added the bright red sashing and finished the quilt probably in the 1950's/1960's.  Each of the 20 Snails Trail blocks has a bright white cotton background.  The quilt measures 82" x 67", has a thin poly batting, a hand and machine applied dark red binding, and a bright white back.  HAND QUILTED with angle quilting over the entire quilt @ 6 stitches per inch.  PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we find no rips, tears, stains or odors.  BOLD, BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL & CLEAN!!





2 Color Jacobs Ladder Variation Antique Quilt

Item #2-2012    $299

This 2 color Jacobs Ladder quilt from the 1940's is made of bright pink and bright white cotton fabrics in a unique variation of the pattern. The quilt measures 90" x 70", has a very thin cotton batting, a hand applied binding, and a bright white back. HAND QUILTED with diamond quilting on the pieces, giant sunflowers with concentric circles and pumpkin seed centers on the background, and vertical straightline quilting on the borders @ 8 to 9 neat and tiny stitches per inch. PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we find no rips, tears, stains or odors, just a REFRESHINGLY GRAPHIC QUILT!!!

Bright & Bold Dresden Plate Antique Quilt

Item #2-1048    $299

This 1940's antique quilt is HAND PIECED & HAND APPLIQUED using cotton prints and solids for the flowers, has a creamy white for the background, and a butterscotch for the centers and sashing. Measuring 98" x 78", it has a very thin cotton batting, a hand applied binding, and a creamy white back. HAND QUILTED with a flower in each center, outline quilting on the pieces, angle quilting on the background, diamond and chain quilting on the sashing, and vining leaf quilting on the borders @ 10 & 11 neat and tiny stitches per inch counting just one side! PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we found no rips, tears, stains or odors.

 

Log Cabin Antique Quilt Summer Spread

Item #2-1040    $299

This LIGHTWEIGHT 1920's Log Cabin antique quilt in the Light & Dark pattern is made using 3 cotton printed fabrics - orange, turquoise and brown florals on butter yellow, pink & white florals on baby blue, and blue & white swirls on pink - VERY COUNTRY! It measures 81" x 67", has no batting, and a back in the same butter yellow print, brought around to the front and hand stitched to form the binding. HAND QUILTED with running diamond quilting over the entire quilt @ 7 stitches per inch. In UNUSED, UNWASHED, MINT CONDITION, we find no rips, tears, stains or odors - STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL SIZING SHEEN!!!